Manager - Category - Buying - Retail/Online

Main Responsibilities:

- P&L ownership : At category level, managing Buying plan, optimizing it across catalog to ensure GMV growth. Support the sales team with stock availability across portfolio,. Instock management

- Assortment Management : Focusing on business growth and assortment build up

- Brand Engagement : Be the 2nd level of engagement with category brands, - responsible for monetization and business operational readiness..

- Sourcing of products

- Brand tie-ups

- Responsible for budgeting and planning in alignment to Sales Target.

- Negotiate with strong commercial and financial awareness.

- Category Buying

- Marketing

Qualifications:

- Graduate

- MBA (preferably, not mandatory)

Functional Skill Sets:

- 3-8 years in competitive Buying/Category Management role, Shopper Marketing, Key Accounts Management or Retail (Mobiles & Accessories)

- Industry Source : Preferably from Modern Trade, Ecommerce

- Should the aspirant be from the retail side of the business, the candidate should have experience of working in prominent retail chains

- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with executives across diverse groups.

- Knowledge/Experience of working in specific industry/and or distribution.

- In-depth knowledge of Product Life Cycle, new product development.

- Should have a team handling experience.